We stopped along the way to peek at the cog railway that goes up Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
The town has a festive feel, but if you need to get away, take the cog railway up the mountain where the midday lunch lasts several hours.
You have to pay a supplement for the Swiss leg of the route, before being hauled up the side of a huge cliff on a cog railway.
Pikes Peak is home to one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds, and riders on the cog railway frequently see many of these animals.
Stepping off the cog railway at 12,500 feet, I'm on the rooftop of the Alps - this is the highest lift-serviced terrain in Europe.
Definition of cog railway in US English:
cog railway
nounkäɡ ˈrālˌwā
A railroad with a toothed central rail between the bearing rails that engages with a cogwheel under the locomotive, providing traction for ascending very steep slopes.
Example sentencesExamples
The town has a festive feel, but if you need to get away, take the cog railway up the mountain where the midday lunch lasts several hours.
We stopped along the way to peek at the cog railway that goes up Mount Washington in New Hampshire.
Pikes Peak is home to one of Colorado's largest bighorn sheep herds, and riders on the cog railway frequently see many of these animals.
You have to pay a supplement for the Swiss leg of the route, before being hauled up the side of a huge cliff on a cog railway.
Stepping off the cog railway at 12,500 feet, I'm on the rooftop of the Alps - this is the highest lift-serviced terrain in Europe.